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Shakeh, Songs of My Soul CD Release Concert

Terelle Jerricks
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Shakeh, Songs of My Soul CD Release Concert

By B. Noel Barr, Music Writer Dude

Singer and songwriter Shakeh brought life to Grand Annex Nov. 3 with her latest CD release, “Songs of My Soul” with her partners, electric bassist and cellist Brian Asher and percussionist Dwain Roque. Applause for the trio’s performance resounded beyond the wall of the Annex that night through a two set evening.

Kicking off with, “When You’ve Got Hunger,” which is the opening and closing tracks of Songs of My Soul, I found myself immediately immersed in the music and captivated by the positively charged lyrics. Shakeh’s stage-presence is friendly and genuine and she’s a great storyteller too, allowing her to segue seamlessly from one song to the next.

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Obamacare–Left, Right and Center

Terelle Jerricks
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Another fine mess you’ve got us in

By James Preston Allen, Publisher

Contrary to the Tea Party right wingers’ hyperbole these days, the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare is hardly socialized medicine!

It is, however, one of those unholy compromises that nobody really likes but is the only thing that would secure a majority of votes. Let me back up a bit and explain this.

This current health care act is based on the model created by the right-wing Heritage Foundation and was first implemented in Massachusetts under the governorship of Mitt Romney. If you recall, he was President Obama’s Republican opponent in the last election. This model is not a single-payer system like most of the other modern social democracies in the world.

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One Man’s Misadventures with California’s Obamacare Website

Greggory Moore
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One Man’s Misadventures with California’s Obamacare Website

By Greggory Moore

When the Los Angeles Times recently spoke with Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, the state’s registration hub for the Affordable Care Act (or “Obamacare,” as it’s commonly known), apparently he told them that CoveredCA.com is a working Website.

But you can’t believe everything you read, right?

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Cyclone Restoration Project

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Cyclone Restoration Project

Community members are invited to learn about the effort to bring back the Cyclone Racer, from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 13, at the Long Beach Ground Water Treatment Plant.

The presentation includes original footage of the Long Beach landmark that once stood at the old Pike. The conversation will also go into how private investors might be able to bring back the ride.

Details: Click here
Venue: Long Beach Ground Water Treatment Plant
Location: 2950 Redondo Ave., Long Beach

Garcetti Names Permanent Deputy Mayor

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Garcetti Names Permanent Deputy Mayor

LOS ANGELES — On Nov. 7, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the appointment of Kelli Bernard as his permanent deputy mayor for economic development:

Bernard has been working with Garcetti as interim deputy mayor, focussing on international trade, housing and planning, education and workforce development, business opportunity, the Port of Los Angeles and Los Angeles World Airports.

 

Senate Votes on ENDA

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Senate Votes on ENDA

Washington, D.C. — On Nov. 7, the U.S. Senate voted 64-32 to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

The bill offers protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the workplace. It would prohibit public and private employers, employment agencies and labor unions from using sexual orientation or gender identity as the basis for decisions about employment, promotion or compensation.

Those protections already exist on a federal level based on race, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. Sexual orientation is protected in 21 states and District of Columbia, but only 17 of those states have similar protections for transgender people.

POLA Rewards Container Carriers

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POLA Rewards Container Carriers

San Pedro —On Nov. 7, the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners approved an incentive program to reward shipping lines that bring new container business to the Port of Los Angeles in 2014.

The Ocean Common Carrier Incentive Program adds to the advantages of moving cargo through the port.

The board also established a two-member ad hoc committee on port industrial and economic development dedicated to identifying and advancing economic practices. Vice President David Arian and Commissioner Patricia Castellanos will serve on the ad hoc committee.

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LBUSD Board Votes to Close Hill Classical Middle School Long Beach

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LBUSD Board Votes to Close Hill Classical Middle School Long Beach

Long Beach — On Nov. 5, the Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education unanimously voted to close Hill Classical Middle School in Long Beach.

The school is expected to be converted into a high school modeled after the California Academy of Mathematics and Science on the Cal State Dominguez Hills campus.

The district made the decision based on a facility master plan that calls for the development of several small high schools. The master plan also guides how the Measure K school bonds, which gave the district $1.2 billion from property taxes for school construction and maintenance, will be spent.

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LB Begins Phase II of Bluff Stabilization Project

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LB Begins Phase II of Bluff Stabilization Project

Long Beach — Long Beach announced Nov. 6 that it has begun work on the second phase of a project to stabilize the bluff along Ocean Boulevard.

Phase II of the Ocean Boulevard Erosion and Enhancement Project stretches from 20th Place to Paloma Avenue.

The bluffs will be stabilized with soil-nailing technology, which involves inserting about 2,500 30-foot-long steel anchor rods into the bluff. The sidewalk on top of the bluff will be repaired and new handrails, similar to the existing ones, will be installed.

The project includes native landscaping, including planter pockets and a new drip irrigation system that will mitigate future soil erosion.
A series of temporary protective screens will be utilized on top of the bluff, during times when work is occurring below on the bluff.

Work is expected to be completed in May 2014. The project’s budget of $4.4 million is funded by the Tidelands Operations Fund, with no impact on the general fund.

Phase I stabilized the area between Redondo Avenue and 36th Place and was completed in 2012.

Landslide Crack Discovered

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Landslide Crack Discovered

San Pedro — A 3 feet in diameter crack was found at the White Point landslide near a home, Nov. 4. The discovery led to a work stoppage.

The Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council Landslide Committee discussed the issue that evening and decided to contact the Bureau of Engineering to discuss resident safety.

On Nov. 5, Councilman Joe Buscaino issued a statement on hiswebsitesupporting the recommendation from the White Point Landslide Advisory Committee to restore the roadway with a retaining wall to maximize the safety and stability of the area.

On Nov. 13, the committee will be requesting that a motion be added to the Nov. 18 general meeting to recommend the closure of that section of Paseo del Mar to address traffic and public safety concerns.

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